“I once heard someone say: when you can no longer have something, all you can do is not forget.”
— Ashes of Time, Wong Kar-Wai

If one day I forget something important, perhaps it means it no longer is.
But if one day a forgotten memory suddenly returns, I will gently dry it in the sun,
add some salt and a hint of fennel, and preserve it.

Scent is a key to deep memory.
It might be the fragrance of a girl’s hair, a man’s cologne,
or the humid air of a high school classroom in summer.
These smells awaken emotions tied to specific moments.

Choose a scent from your memory.
Give it an expiration date.
You may open it and remember, or seal it and keep it.
Keep it for yourself, or gift it to the one who lives in that memory.

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「我曾聽人說過，當你不能夠再擁有的時候，你唯一能做的就是令自己不要忘記。」

《東邪西毒》王家衛

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如果哪天，不小心遺忘了重要的事，代表它不再這麼重要了；如果哪天，不小心喚起了遺忘的記憶，那我就小心翼翼的將它風乾，加些鹽與少許茴香，醃起來。

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氣味是一種打開深層記憶的鑰匙，可能是某個女孩的髮香，男人的香水味，或者高中教室夏日的潮濕空氣；這些氣味會喚醒我們特定記憶的情緒。

選擇一個你記憶的氣味，並給它一個保存期限；你可以打開緬懷，也可以封存保留。自己珍藏，也或許送給記憶裡的那個人。